The Samsung i8510 Innov8 might be closer to us than we think. The phone has just passed through the FCC and North American customers might see it arrive from AT&T and/or Rogers soon. The American model will come with dual 850/1900 3G support which means you will have great data support in case you want to mail lots of photos taken with that 8 megapixel camera. As always, we don’t have expected arrival dates or pricing just yet.
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Besides the INNOV8 i850 which packs an 8 megapixel camera, Samsung has another 8 megapixel camera phone ready to be launched later this year. The Samsung Bresson M8800 is the handset I am talking about and it’s said to be launched on September 25th.
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Barely a month after we first caught word of its 8-megapixel monster, Samsung has put the i8510/Innov8 out on the streets. They had let it out that this S60-powered handset will be available in UK “early September,” but we didn’t actually think it would be this early. Orange UK is the first carrier to boast the availability of this tech titan and it has thrown in a Nokia 1650 on a Pay As You Go plan along with the Innov8. We have mulled over its features many times already but if you care to know, the Samsung i8510 has the 8-megapixel camera as promised with a bevy of camera-oriented features, dual-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA, quad-band EDGE, aGPS, 16GB of internal memory, Bluetooth, and FM radio, all working on top of some sweet Symbian S60 FP2 love. Available now for free on a £40 per month agreement for 18 months including the Nokia 1650 prepaid cell phone, which is also free.

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Samsung has announced that it will start selling the Samsung i8510 or the Innov8 through Carphone Warehouse in the United Kingdom starting early September. Not enough to get us all excited, but it’s a start and a sure sign that a rollout in other markets will soon follow. The price details are still not known but you decide on one based on the following features:

• Network Support: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
• Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
• 2.8-inch VGA 16M TFT LCD
• Camera: 8 Megapixel CMOS with AF and Dual Power LED, Smart Reader, Image Stabilizer, Auto-Panorama Shot, Smile Shot, Blink Shot, Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), Face Detection
• DivX/H.263/H.264/WMV/MP4 support
• QVGA 120 fps Video recording, VGA 30 fps recording
• FM Radio with RDS
• Music Player (MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / AMR/ RealAudio) with DNSe 2.0
• Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP)
• aGPS
• Optical Mouse and accelerometer
• DLNA support
• Bluetooth 2.0 / USB 2.0 / Wi-Fi
• 16GB Flash + External Memory slot : microSDHC (up to 16GB)
• Battery: 1200 mAh
• Talk time: up to 300/510 min (3G/2.5G)
• Stand-by time: up to 330 / 310 hrs (3G/2.5G)